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Nearest Communities to Blackberry,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Blackberry, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Blackberry:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Blackberry.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Blackberry is located in Itasca County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Itasca County: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Koochiching & Saint Louis.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Blackberry. Of these communities, 38 are located in counties other than Itasca County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Blackberry (which is Itasca County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Blackberry

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Itasca County   (where Blackberry resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Itasca:   Grand Rapids
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blackberry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blackberry.
      • Philbin
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Philbin is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbin
      • Gunn
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Gunn is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
      • La Prairie
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • La Prairie is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Prairie
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
      • Marrier Estates
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Marrier Estates is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrier Estates
      • Warba
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bovey
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Canisteo
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Canisteo is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
      • Grand Rapids
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleraine
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Holman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Holman is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman
      • Lakeview Terrace
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Lakeview Terrace is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace
      • Silverwood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Silverwood is located in Itasca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
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        • Taconite
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Taconite is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconite
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
        • Calumet
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Marble
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bass Brook Court
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Bass Brook Court is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Brook Court
        • Swan River
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Goodland
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Goodland is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
        • Cort
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Cort is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cort
        • Jurgenson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Jurgenson is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurgenson
        • Bass Brook
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Bass Brook is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Brook
        • Cohasset
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Pengilly
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Kevin
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Kevin is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevin
        • Cooley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Cooley is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley
        • Wawina
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wawina is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
        • Bengal
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Bengal is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
        • Nashwauk
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Keewatin
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Keewatin is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewatin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
        • Zemple
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Zemple is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemple
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
        • Bennett
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Bennett is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
        • Deer River
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Suomi
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Suomi is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suomi
        • Ball Club
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Ball Club is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Club
        • Alder
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Alder is located in Itasca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
  • Aitkin County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.aitkin.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Aitkin:   Aitkin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blackberry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blackberry.
      • Rabey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Rabey is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabey
      • Jacobson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ball Bluff
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Ball Bluff is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Bluff
      • Hill City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Haypoint
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
      • Shovel Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Shovel Lake is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Lake
      • Swatara
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
      • Libby
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Libby is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
      • Bain
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Bain is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain
      • Balsam
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Balsam is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
  • Cass County
  • Saint Louis County
    • County Website:   https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Saint Louis:   Duluth
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blackberry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blackberry.
      • Silica
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Silica is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Hull
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Hull is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hartley Spur
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hartley Spur is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Spur
      • Island
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Island is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
      • Stevenson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Stevenson is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
      • Kelly Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Kelly Lake is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Lake
      • Riley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Riley is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Kerr
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Kerr is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
      • Leetonia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Leetonia is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
      • Hibbing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hibbing is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbing
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,716 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hibbing <3>
      • Mahoning
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Mahoning is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
      • Scranton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Scranton is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Little Swan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Little Swan is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Swan
        • Toivola
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Toivola is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toivola
        • Onega
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Onega is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onega
        • Brooklyn
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Brooklyn is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
        • Lavinia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Lavinia is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
        • Ruby Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Ruby Junction is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Junction
        • Floodwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Elmer
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Elmer is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
        • Kitzville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Kitzville is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzville
        • Mitchell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Mitchell is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Redore
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Redore is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redore
        • Dunwoody Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Dunwoody Junction is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody Junction

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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